Match-box holder



July- 26, 1927. c. MARCH MATCHBOX HOLDER Filed Sept. 8, 1926 .2 Shoots- 511a" 1 dar/ Marc? ATTORNEY July 26, 1927. C. MARCH MATCH BOX HOLDER Filed Sept. 8, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented July 26, 1927.

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MATCH-BOX HQLDER.

. Application filed September 8, 1926- are generallycontained in a match carrier shdably mounted in a cover, and the said holder will not-only preventthe box from being damaged; but includes means for automatically arranging the carrier to openposition when it is desired to move therefrom.

A further object of the invention is to provide a holder for match boxes that is neat in appearance, strong and durable, and con tains few movablepart-s in its constructlomwith the result that it will be possessed with maximum life.

This :invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arran ement of the several parts, to be hereina ter fully described illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended ,claims.

ence will be had tothe accompanying drawcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

,ings wherein like; characters. denote like or Figure, 1 isaperspective view of one form of the holder which forms the subject matter of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a front view showing the .holder in open position.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the body .Ofthe holder as shown in Figures 1 and 2 and also discloses a fragmentary part of the cover strip thereof.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view of parts of the body.

Figure 5 is a front elevation of a slightly modifiedform of the invention and showing the parts in closed position.

Figure 6 is a similar view but showing the parts in open position.

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken on line 7 7 of Figure 5.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the body of the modified form.

Referring to the drawin in detail the letter A indicates a match ox of the usual construction and which includes a match carrier and a cover therefor. The holder as shown n Figures 1 to 4 is provided with a match In describing my invention in detail, refer Serial No. 134,316.

a body 1 preferably formed from metal and is providedwitha bottom 2, and endgwalls 3 and i. v The body also includes bridging strips 5 which have theirends bent at right angles as at 6 and said-ends are secured to theend walls 3 and 4 so thatthelbridging strips will properly bracesaid walls as well as to provide guides for the match box as suggested in Figure 1 of the drawings.

' The end wall 4 is longer. than the end Wall 3 and has its upperend bentin L+shape formation as at 7 in a manner to provide a space between the vertical portion of the L- shaped part and the wall 4 so as to accommodate one end ofa flexible strip 8. :zThe mentioned end of the strip 8 is fixed between the L-shaped portion and the wall i and thence covers the outer side of the wall,

bottom 2, andtheiwall 3. The flexible strip 8 is secured adjacent the upper edge of the wall 3 by thread or other similar material 9 and-is bent atintervals in its length be yond its connectionwit-h the wall 3 to provide asubstantially U-shape' formation to engage; the opposed end walls of the cover A of thematch box, and the top wall of the match carrier when said matchbox is disposed in said. body with the carrier in closed position.- Extending from the flexible strip 8 outwardly from adjacent the upper end of the wall 4:, is a stud member 10 of a fastener and is adapted to receive the-socketed member 11 which-is fixed to the opposite end oftlie'flexible strip as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings.

Secured to the bottomfZ is one of the end convolutionsof a pair of spaced parallel upstanding coil springs 11 which are adapted to engage the bottom of the carrier for ejecting the same to open position as shown in Figure 2 when the socketed member 11 is released, but it will be obvious that the flexible member 8 retains the carrier in closed position and against the tension of the springs ll when the socketed member is operatively associated with the stud member 10. The flexible strip 8 is also secured to the wall 4 by thread as clearly shown in Figure 4 of the drawings.

In the modified form as shown in Figures 5 to 8 inclusive the body 1 of the match holder is somewhat similar to the body 1 of the form as shown in Figures l. to 4; in ihisire but it will be noted that body not only includes a bottom 2, and end walls 3 and 4, but front and rear walls 5 and 6 are provided. The match box A is disposed between the respective walls in the modified 6 form and a flexible covering 7' is also provided in this form and said covering has one end arranged about the upper-edge of the wall 4 and secured thereto by thread and the like which passes through parallel open-.

1 ings 8'. The flexible covering also covers the bottom and end wall 3 and is secured to the end wall 3 by thread passing through I openings 9, and the flexible covering thence is arranged in substantially U-shape format-ion in the same manner as the covering 8 matches as suggested in Figure 6 :tor ele- Lvatmg thesame as shown in said figure .whenthe flexible covering 7 is released.

From the above description and disclosure 36 match box holder which forms the subject matter of the present. invention not only protects a box of matches from being damaged while being carried in the'pocket of a user, but when thesecuring means for. the i flexible cover is released, the coil springs will automatically elevate the match carrier tothe positions as illustrated in Figures 2 and 6 and so that a match maybe easily and v readily removed froin'the carrier.

40 It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I. desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construct-ion and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended cla1ms.

of the drawings, it will be obvious that the- I claim:

1. A match box holder of the character described comprising abody, including end walls, one of said end walls being of greater length than the other, guide means between said end walls, a match box interposed between said end walls and said guide means, said match box including a cover and a slidable match carrier therefor, a flexible strip covering the end walls and bottom with one end fixed to the upper portion of the long end wall, spring means between said bottom and the bottom of the carrier respectively for arranging said carrier to open position and said flexible strip being adapted to engage said carrier to retain the same against the tension of the spring in closed position, and fastening means for sai flexible strip which when unt'astened allows the spring means to eject the carrier to open position.

2. A match boxholdcr of the character described comprising a body which includes a bottom and endwalls, parallel strips also included in said body and having their ends disposed at right an les and connected to the end walls, an L-siaped portion formed on the upper end of one of said end walls, a flexible strip having one end interposed between the vertical portion of the L-shaped portion and the last mentioned end wall respectively and covering the bottom and other end wall respectively,and thence extending in substantially U-shapc formation, said body being adapted to receive a match box which includes acarricr slidably mounted within a cover, spring means between the bottom of the body and the bottom 'of the carrier respectively and being adapted to arrange the carrier to open position, and fastening means for saidflexible strip for securing the same over said carrier for retaining the latter closed and against the tension of the spring means.

In testimony whereof'l afiix my signature.

, I CARL MARCH. 

